Sri Lanka Air Force

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The Sri Lanka Air Force is the air arm and the youngest of the three components of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) with the assistance of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The SLAF played a major role throughout the Sri Lankan Civil War. The SLAF operates more than 160 aircraft.

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RCyAF; Royal Ceylon Air Force; SLAF; Sri Lankan Air Force
air force, Sri Lanka Armed Forces, Sri Lanka



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